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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

So I thought I would set up my old canon ip4000 pixma. Didn't take much setting up as it happens. I just plugged the usb in and went through the "add printer" in the control center. I printed out some A4 documents, which came out very well! Linux has come a long way where printing is concerned.

I use Kaffeine to record TV programs. The trouble is it saves as an "m2t" file, which I'm told is compressed to save space.

there's no problem playing it in Kaffeine and the quality is great, but Totem freezes. So I thought I would try and convert it to .mpeg! Openmovieeditor, wouldn't open the .m2t extension, neither would Pitivi! I didn't have Kdenlive installed and didn't want to install all those Kde dependencies (this is my old desktop computer you see), so I tried...

Daft name for a Linux installation, but I must say I'm quite impressed with it, especially the amount of programs that come with a standard installation. It is based on Ubuntu (what isn't these days?), except it has the OpenBox Window manager. As usual with it being Ubuntu under the hood, it runs as a live cd, but with it being OpenBox it's very fast. Theres nothing on the black desktop, except some info in the top right hand, you know specs like ram used etc. Just a right click to gain access the...

I shouldn't do, but I had to laugh this morning when reading some news about the Boxer ex-world super middleweight champion, Chris Eubank. He paid £31,000 for 28 porcelain crowns fitted to cure his lisp! It worked! but now he has a whistle when pronouncing "s". I mean I'm sorry but I fell off my chair laughing!!!